Tag: <span>Writing</span>

Follow the story

Any author will agree it’s all about the character, but not all will agree that we – the writers – are just the instrument that tells their story. As someone who started her career writing short stories with no need for plotting, I’ve never really had a problem following the …

Motivational Monday

“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” — Will Rogers It’s hard sometimes, to just stay steady on the path you’ve set for yourself. Everything seems to be all rush rush rush and immediate gratification. The internet has made the world …

Business Hat

Years ago I put together a group blog called Genreality. It was about the reality of being a professional genre fiction writer. It was a fabulous group, full of amazing authors who were willing to share their thoughts, opinions, and experiences. (It’s still up as an archive so surf through …

The Big Question

NOTE: I pulled this blogpost out of my file of previously written ones. I write it back in 2009, and it was aimed more at Traditional publishing/editors because that’s what I was doing. But I wanted to repost because it might really help explain why I choose to self publish …